title: A private caregiver ListServ: maximum benefit for minimum cost.
abstract: A private ListServ was created as a psychosocial intervention for the caregivers of the brain tumor patients in a large metropolitan cancer center. Caring for someone with a brain tumor can be quite challenging, and the day-to-day responsibilities restrict the amount of discretionary time allotted the caregiver. Consequently, they can become isolated and overwhelmed. It was conceived that, for convenience sake, a ListServ might be the solution to best serve this population. The hope being that sharing with their peers would lessen the isolation and validate their own experience, decreasing their fear and anxiety. This was all possible for less than a dollar a day.
authors.affiliation: Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street–Yawkey 9E, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mrlucas@partners.org
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008404:Massachusetts; D010379:Peer Group; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012934:Social Isolation; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics*; D012984:Software